Thomas Hunter Email & Phone Number

Clearwater, Fl, Us

• Supported aerospace composites manufacturing facility using material science and process engineering skills • Led First Part Qualification (FPQ) and Materials Equivalency testing efforts to qualify facility for Airbus Canada parts production

• Provide materials and process engineering support for new Honda corporate jet aircraft nearing commercial production • Develop materials and equivalency test plans, perform statistical analysis of materials properties, compile test reports, and complete First Part Qualification (FPQ) reports

Wood Dale, Il, Us

• Provide materials and process engineering support for composite component production and product development efforts• Develop materials qualification and equivalency test plans, perform statistical analysis of design allowables, and write test reports• Provide STAT17 and AGATE (ASAP) staticaical analysis of composite mechanical properties data for design allowables• Conducted internal audits of two manufacturing sites to prepare company for Nadcap certification audits; findings and recommendations contributed to successful team effort to achieve Nadcap composite processing certifications

3801 S Oliver St, Wichita, Ks, Us

• Supported new plant startup and production cost reduction efforts with timely engineering and technology solutions to operations and MR&D problems • Developed innovative product and process solutions for composite panel fabrication, composite repairs, coating application, and composite panel assembly operations projected to save more than $10M over program lifetime

• President of materials research and consulting small business focused on advanced materials and composites industry product and process innovations. Successfully obtained ~$1 million in contract research funding in areas focused on: recycling of carbon fibers, new product applications from recycled carbon fibers, and accelerated curing of composites using microwave technologies. Provided consulting services to Boeing, ATK, and Spirit Aerosystems

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

• Solved a range of aging aircraft materials science and maintenance problems that supported the U.S. Navy, NAVAIR, and Boeing while leading engineering student project teams• Managed ongoing projects to develop an improved adhesive bonded repair process for aerospace composites and a lateral thermal diffusion caul plate for improved thermal homogeneity during curing of composite repairs• Supported spinoff R&D business focused on using microwave technologies for composites curing and carbon fiber recycling into new products such as Sheet Molding Compounds which obtained project US Air Force and National Science Foundation research funding of more than $1 million

• Performed research and technology development projects in polymers formulation and processing, ceramics, and semiconductors/electronics packaging • Projects included development of a thermally conductive silicone gel, an electrically conductive hot melt adhesive, and microwave processing of polymers/materials

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

• Provided technical and business consulting services on product development, research, and funding to start-up and high-tech companies developing new products and processes

• Analyzed industrial and product applications of new polymer and materials science technologies

• Developed new materials and product applications for elastomers, adhesives, thermoplastics, heat shrink, & gels• Performed physical, materials, and environmental testing of new products to ensure performance

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Technology Management And Marketing

Bs, Chemical Engineering With Concentration In Materials Science